Culture, Ethnicity, and Mental IllnessAlbert Gaw American Psychiatric Press, 1993 - 640 pages The book provides a cultural framework in the psychiatric care of a variety of groups in the United States, including African Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Asian Americans, Hispanics, women, elderly people, and gay men and lesbians. Eight glossaries of ethnic terms, including foreign language characters, are included. |
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Albert Gaw. Psychiatry and Homosexuality The history of the relationship between psychiatry and homosexuality is intriguing . A psychoanalyst writing in the 1950s says that " homosexuals are essentially disagreeable people . . . . They ...
Albert Gaw. Psychiatry and Homosexuality The history of the relationship between psychiatry and homosexuality is intriguing . A psychoanalyst writing in the 1950s says that " homosexuals are essentially disagreeable people . . . . They ...
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... homosexuality . Examples of heterosexual bias in- cluded a research emphasis on what causes homosexuality and how it might be prevented , a focus on whether homosexuals are " sick , " and meth- ods for " diagnosing " homosexuality . In ...
... homosexuality . Examples of heterosexual bias in- cluded a research emphasis on what causes homosexuality and how it might be prevented , a focus on whether homosexuals are " sick , " and meth- ods for " diagnosing " homosexuality . In ...
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... Homosexuality in the Male : Treatment for Men Troubled by Homosexuality . New York , McGraw - Hill , 1970 Isay RA : Being Homosexual : Gay Men and Their Development . New York , Farrar Straus & Giroux , 1989 Klein F , Sepekoff B , Wolf ...
... Homosexuality in the Male : Treatment for Men Troubled by Homosexuality . New York , McGraw - Hill , 1970 Isay RA : Being Homosexual : Gay Men and Their Development . New York , Farrar Straus & Giroux , 1989 Klein F , Sepekoff B , Wolf ...
Contents
Theoretical Considerations | 3 |
Practical Considerations | 49 |
Simons M D M A | 75 |
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American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry, Volume 12 Michelle B. Riba,Allan Tasman No preview available - 1993 |
Assessing and Treating Culturally Diverse Clients: A Practical Guide Freddy A. Paniagua No preview available - 2005 |